System information
Adjusting bus panning or volume
When the Faders control region is visible, each bus displays a Pan slider and a Volume fader.
The Pan slider is displayed only when an input bus is routed to the master bus or an auxiliary bus. It is
not available when the input bus is routed directly to a hardware output.
To show or hide the Faders control region, click the Faders button in the View Controls pane.
Adjusting panning
When the Automation Settings button is not selected, you can drag the Pan slider to control the
position of the bus in the stereo field: dragging to the left will place the bus in the left speaker more than
the right, and dragging to the right will place the bus in the right speaker.
You can hold Ctrl while dragging the slider to adjust the setting in finer increments, or double-click the slider
to return it to 0.
When the Automation Settings button is selected, the Pan slider handle is displayed as a , and you
can use it to edit pan automation on the bus track.
The trim level is added to the pan automation settings so your panning envelope is preserved, but with
an offset applied. For example, setting the trim control to 9% left has the same effect as moving every
envelope point 9% to the left.
Adjusting volume
When the Automation Settings button is not selected, you can drag the Volume fader to control the
overall (trim) volume of the bus.
You can hold Ctrl while dragging the slider to adjust the setting in finer increments, or double-click the slider
to return it to 0.
When the Automation Settings button is selected, the Volume fader handle is displayed as a , and
you can use it to edit volume automation on the bus track.
The trim level is added to the volume automation settings so your envelope is preserved, but with a
boost or cut applied. For example, setting the trim control to -3 dB has the same effect as decreasing
every envelope point by 3 dB.
Changing pre/post routing
The Pre/Post-Fader Send button in the Sends control region and the Pre/Post Fader Insert FX button in
the Faders control region work together to determine the signal flow for your busses.
The Pre/Post Fader Insert FX button allows you to indicate whether the insert FX chain is affected by the
channel's gain fader. When set to Post Fader Insert FX , the FX chain is affected by the channel's gain.
When set to Pre Fader Insert FX , the FX chain is not affected by the channel's gain fader, which is
essential on the master bus when using plug-ins that dither the audio for final rendering.
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